SUPER JILLO!: May 2010

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Lava Hot Springs and the Pocatello Jamboree

We went to Pocatello for the Lacrosse Jamboree. We decided to make it a little mini-vacation. We let Andrew and his friend Cade swim at the hotel, play in the tournament and then we went to Lava Hot Springs afterwards. Our other friends the Gertges and Marroquins also stayed and went with us. It was freezing at the games so the hot springs felt fabulous!!

The boys are very cool in their shades!

Poor cold, cold spectators!

Lava Hot Springs

The Big Boys.

The Younger Boys!

Andrew and me!

Andrew's Newest Sports Obsession! LACROSSE!

Andrew has a need to keep busy all the time. SO,he plays football in the fall, basketball for 6 or 7 months and then baseball. Baseball isn't his favorite sport so he and Brett found a new one - LACROSSE!! They bought all kinds of new sports equipment to fill up my garage. They got some of Andrew's buddies to play and they have been having a blast! As near as I can tell, lacrosse is all about hitting whoever has the ball with a stick as hard as you can...then knocking them down and taking the ball. NO WONDER THE BOYS LOVE IT! Andrew's team is all first year players. They have been doing awesome. They lost their first two games, but have won the rest. Andrew has been scoring a lot of goals and loving practice and

Andrew is a Team Captain

Oops! Andrew is the one on the ground.

The Team!

Andrew likes the muscles in his legs on this shot!

25 Random Things About Me (UPDATE TO SEE IF ANYTHING HAS CHANGED!)

1. I am trying to lose weight (always)
2. I am kind of ADD about projects (I have about 45 going) and reading (I have about 25 books on my night stand)
3. I love to do projects (see #2)
4. I love to read (see #2)
5. I love sports, especially football, basketball and lacrosse. I don't play anymore - I watch
6. I wear pajamas or work out clothes whenever I am not somewhere requiring better clothing! I wear slippers to work sometimes. (no one can notice under your desk - flip flops don't work in the winter so it is necessary)
7. I pay lots of board games with my grandson and he can beat me fair and square.
8. I used to be a neat freak (but don't worry, I got over it!)
9. I am afraid of heights (but I hike anyway and try to get over it)
10. I love the show "The Amazing Race" and never miss it if I can help it. New shows I like are "Modern Family" and "The Big Bang Theory" and "Glee"
11. I like to cook new recipes, but hate to plan and cook anything else!
12. I love to go out with the girls, I have my relative girls, my neighbor girls, my Dugway girls, etc....(this could be a problem with #1)
13. I love brownies and diet coke with lime and crushed ice (which I am not supposed to drink, because of my heart rhythm problem) the most!! I am planning on serving these at my funeral! I am trying to find the best brownies ever so I will know what to serve. It takes a lot of research.
14. I love to ride snowmobiles and 4-wheelers, but I hate to ride behind someone. I am a control freak and I always have to drive.
15. I like people - I have not met too many people that I don't like at least something about them.
16. Over the last few years, life has dealt us some blows - I find that although I lived through them, they made me weaker not stronger. They made me re-thing a lot of things.
17. My two favorite books are "The Blue Castle" and "Mrs. Mike" .
18. The last book I read was "Until You" - a historical romance. I don't read romances much anymore. It was very escapist!
19. I watched the entire super bowl including commercials and the special episode of "Glee".
20. I should get extra points for staying focused enough to finish this shouldn't I??
21. The worst thing that has happened is watching my son-in-law die of a brain tumor.
22. That still makes me cry.
23. I can't decide if I like to work or not. Some days I want to quit and other days I can't imagine not working.
24. I worry about some of the kids here. Otherwise, I would never have to take my work home with me!
25. I love my family (most of the time).
26. Oh dear, not much has changed! I guess I better learn to expand my interests or somthing!

I Stole This Off Another Blog... (UPDATED)

I AM HAPPY....less than I used to be
I WANT....to be debt free!
I HAVE....gotten rid of lots of unfinished projects!
I WISH I COULD....get skinny without dieting and be rich!!
I HATE....to be worried about things out of my control
I FEAR....that the legacy I will leave my kids and grandkids is my heart problem!
I SEARCH....for ways to change things for the better
I DON'T THINK....I am very good at life!
I REGRET....not finishing my college degree
I LOVE....my family
I LOVE TO....go out with the girls!
I ACHE FOR....some of my students
I ALWAYS CRY....when I think of Nate
I DANCE....when I want to embarass my children
I SING....in the morning when I want to wake up the kids. Never doubt the power of the hymn "Wake Up and Do Something More" (is that a title?)
I NEVER....turn down a good brownie!
I RARELY....put down a good book
I CRY WHEN I WATCH....movies where the good guy dies!
I AM NOT ALWAYS....that good at being the mom and wife! I do try though!
I HATE THAT....days go by too fast for me to finish...
I'M CONFUSED ABOUT....how do do life
I NEED....to read a book
I SHOULD....do a super duper cleaning job on my house! (but don't hold your breath).